Organizing for Agricultural Development
eBook - ePub

Organizing for Agricultural Development

Human Aspects in the Utilization of Science and Technology

  1. 62 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Organizing for Agricultural Development

Human Aspects in the Utilization of Science and Technology

About this book

There is increasing recognition, even among hard-nosed agricultural scientists, that progress in technology and in the scientific fields directly related to the growth of plants is necessary but not sufficient to produce major social and economic benefits. Agricultural scientists are therefore turning to behavioral scientists for advice and collaboration; they must search together for the solutions to problems of food shortages and rural development. Through an analysis of the procedures of agricultural extension agents, organizational frameworks. divisions of labor and social structures, William Foote Whyte proposes a reformulation of social theory that does not abandon humanistic values but requires us to examine the conditions and agencies for realization of these values by concentration upon the structural elements influencing behavior in agrarian societies. Only then can technological and agricultural innovations be introduced to rural areas with success.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Achievements and Limitations of the Green Revolution
  10. 2. Recognition of Behavioral Science Deficiencies
  11. 3. An Organizational Framework for Studies of Agricultural Development
  12. 4. Strategies for Research and Development in Agriculture
  13. 5. New Directions in Social Theory
  14. Notes